Toy



Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

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#Application'led Appril'l, 1926. -Serial No. 102,818?.

a A .My inventionl fifor A improvement toys:.andrelatesmore/:particularly to aerial swings..` L

k.The objects. of vmy'invention are to rkprovide an amusingandiinstructive toy, a simple andefiicient means to lockthe 'swings to therotating top, and a novel drivlng means-for the spindle which suppiorts.the top and l Figure '1 is a side swingsjg y .l c t ',Ifaccomplishthese' objects by the device illustrated! inv the laccompanyingdrawings, rini'whiehV f y Y viewof Vthe toy with .parts broken away.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the device onfthe line 2-2fof Figure V1.

'Figure 3 fis a Idetail ofthe swing locking l Iligure 4 isa detaill ofone of the swings, `Figure/5 is aJ-detailof the ratchet and dog. Similarcharacters 'of reference refer to similar parts throughoutthe severalviews.

The aerial sivingvwhichA is made yof sheet material includes avstandard'1? having a. hollow base2 and-a -topstructure- 3. -The top structure isrigidly mounted on a spindle'4 WhichV islsquarein cross section: Thestandard 1 is a hollow cylinder and hasxaeap v5 thereon. ThefspindleAisloosely journal'e'd inv central openings inthe Icap 5 land base 2. The'base2 is: fixed. to the standard by meansl oiflugs -llthereon which.pass thru slots in the'bafse-a'nd'are bent over locking the baseandstandard together;l The base 2 forms in conjunction with a. plate 6, acasing which supports :and contains the spindle driving mechanism.A lTheplate 6 `is held rigidly in the base 2 by spacers 7, 7 and lugs 8,78.'VA ytongue support 9is out Vand bent v downwardly from the plateG to lieunder the center of the standard asshown in Fig-y ure 1. The plate 6 hasa T-shaped slot therein, the lowerv edges 30, 310i the cross bar of theT being bent upwardly to form a support. The vertical stem of the T-slot is `in alignment Ywith the spindle open-V ings inthe cap 5 andrbase2 and 1s posi tioned above the tongue support 9 so that the spindle 4extends therethrough and rests ufipn the tongue 9. vThe end of thespindle as a head 11 thereon to preventits being raised through the Tslot. A lug 10 is bent upwardly from -one end ofthe plate Gand passes.through a slot'in the lbase 2whereby the .lug is held firmly in place.Y.. y Loosely journaledv on the spindle ,4; and resting on lthe plate 6-is a gearpi11io1r12 Vandfcireular 'ratchet13,- .the pinion and ratchetbeing fixed together asa unit.

dog or pawl 15 ismounted on the spindle 4y and the ends thereof engagethe teeth ofthe ratchet 13. The dog is featheredy on the spindle, i. e.is fixed to rotate with the spindle 4 but is freely slideable4 lonitudiv nally thereof.v The dog yis substantial y diamond shaped, theends 16, 17 engaging the teeth 32 of the ratchet 13. A slot 18 is cutinthe side of the base 2 adjacent the lug`10.

An'operating lever j19 has a. vsubstantially figure-ofeight shaped slot2()` cut therein by which the-lever is pivoted onthe lug orr pm'*.-Theftop structure-3.hasseats or eyelets f f depressed therefrom 23..Adjacent one end of each eyelet 23 isa stop member 24 also .cut from thetop 3and Vbent to lie in the vertical Aplane of the eyelet., Supportedand hanging'fro'm thereyelets or seats 23 are the swings 25".V Thesupporting means for the swings ispreferably a malleable wire 26,1oneendof which isV bent at right angles and is'journaledin the eyeletf23, vtheother end of the wire being bent U-shaped and -passedthru spacedopenings 27, 28 -inV the swing. A lug or earf29 is punched downwardlyfrom the body of the swing which is preferably stamped `from sheetmaterial to resemble an aeroplane. The lug 29 is bent over on the wire26 and against the underside of the swing to fix the swing and wire` 26together.

In assembly, the wire supports 26 are journaled in the eyelets 23 beforethe top 3 is mounted on the spindle 4. When the top 3 is mounted von thespindle 4 the swings and supports are locked in position and cannot beremoved from the top structure. This results from the fact that the Wire26 must be rotated in the eyelet 23 unt-il it lies substantiallyparallel to and across the 'top 3 in order that it can clear the lug 24:to be withdrawn from the eyelet. The standard 1 makes such movementimpossible when the toy is assembled.

Rotation of lever 20 in a clockwise direc tion will rotate t-he pinion12 and ratchet 13. The teeth 32 of the ratchet will engage the pawl 15and rotate it and the spindle 4. When the movement of the rack 21 ishalted the ratchet will also cease rotation. The pawl 15 will then rideup on the teeth 32 sliding on, and rotating with, the spindle 4 whichwill continue to rotate. The rack '21 may now be rotatedcounterclockwise to its original position, the ratchet 13 `rotatingbeneath the spinning pawl 15 when the spindle may againbe driven byclockwise rotation of the rack 21.

Having thus described my invention what Iclaim is:

1. In a toy aerial swing, the combination of a casing, a spindle freelyjournaled to rotate in said casing, a unitary pinion and ratchet looselyjournaled on said spindle, a

l rack engaging said pinion and a` pawl feathered on said spindle toreleaseably engage said ratchet whereby movement ot said rack in onedirectionwill drive said spindle thru said pawl.

`2.`In a toy aerial* swing, the combination of a rotatable top structureof sheet mate.- rial, means to rotate said top structure, an eyelet cutand depressed from the topstructure, a swing supporting wire journaledin said eyelet, and a stop menibercut from the top and bent to lie inthe vertical plane of the eyelet, adjacent the eyelet to retain saidwire in said eyelet when the toy is asseinbled.

3. In a toy aerial swing, the combination of a casing,a spindle freelyjournalled to rotate in said casing, a pinion and ratchet looselyjournalled on said spindle, a rack engaging said pinion, a pawlfeathered on said spindle `to releasably engage said ratchet wherebymovement of said rack in one direction will drive said spindle thru saidpawl, swings supported from said spinon the spindle, lever means havinga toothed' segment thereon journaled in said casing and engacfing thepinion whereby thespin-z dle may tbe rotated, a dog `fixed to rotatewith said spindle and slideable thereon to engage said ratchet and a topstructure on said spindle outside said standard.

5. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a rotatable spindle, a

unitary pinion and ratchet loosely 'ournalled on the spindle, a pawl onthe spindle and rotatable therewith and ada ted "tovengage the ratchet,a segmental rac engaging the pinion and a lever adapted to move the rackto rotate the spindle. i

(3. In a device of the character described, the combination of rotatablespindle, apinien and ratchet loosely journalled thereon, a pawlrotatable with the spindle, teeth on the pawl adapted to engage theratchet when rotated in one direction only, a segmentali-ack engagingthe pinion, a` lever on the rack, a iiguie-of-eight slot in the leverhaving sides adapted toliinit movement of the lever bycontact with apinin the slot,

and af pin in the said slot to form a pivot for the lever. `1

7. In a. device of the character described, the combination of a leverpivoted intermediate itsends, a segmental rack thereon, a l" ratchetadapted to be rotated by said rack,

a pawl detachably engaging said-ratchet and rotatable therewith in onedirection only, a spindle secured to said pawl and rotatable therewithand a structure carried by the spindle. 1

In testimony whereof, I havesigned my naine to this specificationthis29th day` of March, 1926.

THOMAS RAYMOND ARDEN.

